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Dredger sinks near Mangalore port

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Tridevi Prem, a dredger owned by Mercator Ltd, sank near New Mangalore Port at around 1 am on September 3. Earlier, the master of the vessel had reported flooding in the pump room.

AV Ramana, Chairman of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), said here on Tuesday that the dredger is not blocking the navigational channel, and there is no problem for the movement of vessels at the port.

The dredger was placed 2.5 nautical miles away from the port.

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He said NMPT received an SoS from...

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Some respite for operators as EU extends transport links after Brexit

The possibly of a brief respite presented itself to logistics operators preparing for Brexit as the UK government announced a further £2bn in funding and the EU extended access to the market after the UK leaves.
During a spending review, in which chancellor Sajid Javid declared “an end to austerity”, he pledged the £2bn fund for Brexit delivery, with head of policy at the FTA Heidi Skinner welcoming the cash.
“The logistics …

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Maersk hedges against shortage of low-sulphur fuel by producing its own

Maersk is taking steps to insure itself against the risk of a shortage of compliant low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) when the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap becomes law on 1 January next year.
Through an agreement between its Maersk Oil Trading subsidiary and Dutch chemical and oil storage and transport group Koole Terminals, LSFO will be produced at the company’s petrochemical industrial distillation (PID) unit at its Botlek site in the centre …

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Edinburgh Marina drops anchor at this year’s Southampton Boat Show

Edinburgh Marina drops anchor at this year’s Southampton Boat Show

[London: 5 September 2019] Edinburgh Marina Holdings, the developer of Scotland’s premier waterside destination, has today confirmed that it will be exhibiting at the Southampton International Boat Show for the first time from Friday 13 – Sunday 22 September 2019. As a member of British Marine, the organisers of the Southampton International Boat Show and marine trade association, Edinburgh Marina will be one of the exhibitors...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/05/edinburgh-marina-drops-anchor-at-this-years-southampton-boat-show/

Sinanju launches Singapore’s first dual-fuel LNG bunker tanker

Singapore-based Sinanju Tankers has launched the country’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered conventional bunker tanker Marine Vicky.

The 7,990dwt vessel has been built by Keppel Offshore & Marine (O&M) subsidiary Keppel Nantong Shipyard.

The ship will be deployed to supply marine fuels to ocean-going ships within the limits of Singapore port.

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) CEO Quah Ley Hoon attended the ship naming ceremony.

Hoon said: “This is Singapore’s first bunker...

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